1. Under the “People’s Republic of China Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law” (hereinafter referred to as the inspection method), the enactment of this Ordinance.
2. People’s Republic of China State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (hereinafter referred to as AQSIQ) in charge of national import and export commodity inspection.

AQSIQ is located in the port provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities as well as import and export of goods, distribution center and its affiliates CIQ (China inspection and Quarantine), responsible for the management of import and export commodities inspection area.

CIQ Directories

1. AQSIQ inspection method should be in accordance with Article IV, formulation, adjustments must implement the inspection of import and export catalog (hereinafter referred to as directories) and published for implementation.

Directory should be at least 30 days before the announcement of the beginning of implementation; in case of emergency, should be announced in the implementation no later than the beginning.

AQSIQ develop, adjust the directory, shall solicit the views of interested parties the foreign trade department of the State Council, General Administration of Customs.

2. CIQ for import and export commodities listed in the catalog as well as laws and administrative regulations shall be subject to other import and export commodities inspection and quarantine inspection agency carrying out inspection (hereinafter referred to as the statutory test).

CIQ other than statutory inspection of import and export commodities, according to state regulations to implement random testing.

3. import and export of drugs quality control, value verification of measuring instruments, boiler and pressure vessel safety supervision and inspection, marine (including offshore platforms, major marine equipment and materials) specification test and containers, aircraft (including aircraft engines, airborne equipment) airworthiness inspection and safety inspection of nuclear pressure equipment and other items, by the relevant legal, institutional and administrative regulations to implement testing.
4. entry and exit of samples, gifts, temporary import and export of goods and other non-trade items exempted from inspection. However, except for the laws and administrative regulations provide otherwise.

Import and export commodities listed in the catalog comply with the conditions stipulated by the state exempted from inspection by the consignee, consignor or production enterprise application, examination and approval by the State Administration of Quality Supervision, CIQ exempted from inspection.
Specific measures exempted from inspection by AQSIQ Suppliers departments concerned.

5. statutory inspection of import and export commodities from CIQ mechanism for carrying out inspection in accordance with Article VII of the Commodity Inspection Law.

AQSIQ according to actual needs and international standards for the import and export commodity inspection, we can develop technical specifications and standards and export commodity inspection methods.

Import and Export Commodity Inspection in accordance with, or reference to technical specifications, standards and technical norms and standards testing methods should be at least at the beginning of the implementation of six months ago announced; in case of emergency, should be announced no later than prior to implementation.

6. CIQ according to the need to facilitate foreign trade, import and export enterprises to implement category management, and in accordance with established international practice based on inspection and supervision mode conformity assessment procedures for import and export commodities inspection.
7. CIQ content of import and export commodities inspection, including compliance with safety, hygiene, health, environmental protection, prevention of fraud and other requirements and the related quality, quantity, weight and other projects.
8. CIQ inspection in accordance with the provisions of law, the implementation of the licensing system and the state must implement a certified import and export commodities verification management, inspection documents, check whether the goods match the card.

Verify the implementation of the import and export management catalog by the AQSIQ after consultation with relevant departments to develop, adjust and publish.

9. consignee or consignor can handle its own import and export commodities inspection procedures, inspection companies can also be commissioned agent for inspection procedures; import and export of goods using express way, the consignee or consignor shall entrust the immigration express operators for inspection procedures consignee or consignor
10. To handle import and export commodities inspection procedures, it shall be filed with the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities.
11. Agency inspection companies to accept the import and export of goods the consignee or consignor of the commission, on behalf of the client for inspection procedures, power of attorney shall be submitted to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities, comply with the regulations for the principal provisions; in its own name for inspection procedures, shall bear the same consignor and consignee or liability.

Immigration express operators to accept the import and export commodities of the consignee or consignor of the commission, should be in its own name for inspection procedures and the consignee or consignor bear the same legal responsibility.

Principal agency inspection business, immigration express operators for inspection procedures shall apply to the inspection agency business, immigration express operators provide inspection matters entrusted to the real situation; inspection agency business, immigration express operators, When entrusted to handle business inspection procedures should be provided for the principal case authenticity reasonable review.

12. AQSIQ establish import and export commodity risk early warning mechanism, through the collection of import and export commodity inspection of information, risk assessment, determine the type of risk, take appropriate risk warning measures and rapid response measures. AQSIQ and entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions shall provide timely information on import and export commodity inspection aspects of the parties concerned.
13. CIQ staff in performing its duties, the relevant units and individuals shall cooperate, no unit or individual may illegally interfere or obstruct.

CIQ For Imported

1. Consignee statutory inspection of imported goods shall hold contracts, invoices, packing slips, bills of lading and other necessary documents and related approval documents for inspection to the customs declaration to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities; 20 days after customs clearance, consignee shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of the provisions, to apply for entry-exit inspection and quarantine inspection agency. Statutory inspection of imported goods without inspection, are not allowed to sell, are not allowed to use.




2. Management of goods imported to certification, the consignee shall apply to the customs declaration to apply for entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies to verify. Exit inspection and quarantine institutions to implement verification in accordance with the provisions of the AQSIQ.
3. statutory inspection of imported goods, the implementation of registration management of imported food goods, the Customs with cargo inspection and quarantine agencies to issue customs formalities for customs clearance.




4. statutory inspection of imported goods should be declared at the destination consignee inspection test.

Bulk bulk commodities, perishable goods, as well as solid wastes as raw materials damaged, shortage of goods has occurred, it should be tested in the port of discharge.

For the preceding two paragraphs of imported goods, according to the AQSIQ may need to facilitate foreign trade and import and export commodity inspection, the designated inspection at other locations.

5. In addition to laws, administrative regulations, the statutory inspection of imported goods through inspection, involving personal and property safety, health, environmental protection project failed by the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies ordered the parties to destroy or return shipper address issued notice and inform in writing the customs, the customs shall handle the return formalities notice returns processing; other projects failed, can be processed under the supervision of technical inspection and quarantine authorities, upon re-examination of qualified before they sell or use. CIQ party application and certification, and inspection and quarantine authorities should promptly and certification.

Entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities unqualified imported equipment and materials, are not allowed to install and use the issue of notice. By the technical process, and by the inspection and quarantine authorities of the re-inspection before installation.

6. other than statutory inspection of imported goods, the inspection and quarantine authorities failed a random inspection, in accordance with the provisions of 4 treatment.

Verify the implementation of the management of imported goods, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities unqualified reference to the provisions of the processing or transfer of 4 departments concerned.

Consignee of imported goods other than statutory inspection found substandard quality or defective imported goods, shortages, CIQ or other inspection agency shall promptly after the inspection and certification.

7. On the people’s livelihood within the scope of a statutory inspection, high-value and technically complex as well as other important import commodities and large complete sets of equipment, shall be in accordance with the foreign trade contract supervision, pre-shipment inspection or monitoring equipment. Consignee retained after the arrival of the final inspection and claim rights.




Exit inspection and quarantine institution may send inspectors to attend as needed or organization and implementation supervision, pre-shipment inspection or monitoring equipment.

8. countries on the import of solid wastes as raw materials of foreign suppliers and domestic consignees to implement the registration system, foreign suppliers, domestic consignee before signing a foreign trade contract, shall obtain AQSIQ or Registration entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies. National implement pre-shipment inspection system for imported solid wastes as raw materials, while imports, the consignee shall provide the inspection and quarantine authorities, or pre-shipment inspection certificate issued by the inspection agency.




State allows the import of old mechanical and electrical products consignee before signing a foreign trade contract shall filing procedures to the AQSIQ or CIQ. For higher-value, high-risk involving personal and property safety, health, environmental protection projects of import of used machinery and electronic products pre-shipment inspection should be implemented in accordance with relevant state regulations, when imported, the consignee shall provide the entry-exit inspection and quarantine inspection agency issued by the institution or The pre-shipment inspection certificate.

Imported solid wastes as raw materials, after the state allows the import of old mechanical and electrical products arrive, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies to implement inspection law.

9. after the arrival of imports of motor vehicles, motor vehicle inspection certificate import consignee exit inspection and quarantine agencies to issue and other documents issued by relevant administrative authorities to apply for driving a vehicle license plate. In the course of discovery involving personal and property safety of quality defects, entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions shall promptly take appropriate action.

CIQ For Exports

1. Statutory inspection of export commodities which should be within the location and duration of the AQSIQ uniform provisions, contract holders and other necessary documents and approval documents related to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine inspection agency. Statutory inspection of export goods without inspection or by unqualified, are not allowed to export.




Exports should be tested in commodity producer. AQSIQ according to the need to facilitate foreign trade and import and export commodity inspection, the designated inspection at other locations.

Management of goods export to certification, the consignor shall apply to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies to verify. Exit inspection and quarantine institutions to implement verification in accordance with the provisions of the AQSIQ.

2. in commodity production to inspection at the port of export commodities need replacement export by commodity production to the CIQ inspection in accordance with regulations issued by replacement vouchers. Consignor shall hold inspection replacement vouchers and necessary documents within the prescribed time limit, to the port inspection and quarantine institution for examination. Upon inspection, qualified by the port inspection and quarantine agencies to issue Customs Clearance of goods.




3. statutory inspection of export commodities, the implementation of verification management of export commodities, the Customs with cargo inspection and quarantine agencies to issue customs formalities for customs clearance.




4. statutory inspection of export commodities inspection by the inspection and quarantine authorities or by the port inspection and quarantine authorities failed inspection can be carried out under the supervision of technical processing entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities, the re-inspection, and shall be allowed to export ; not after the technical processing or technical processing re-examination is still substandard, not allowed to export.




5. other than statutory inspection of export commodities, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies failed a random inspection, in accordance with the provisions of 4 treatment.

Verify the implementation of the management of export commodities, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies to verify unqualified reference to the provisions of 4 treatment or transfer of the departments concerned.

6. the export of dangerous goods packaging container manufacturer, shall apply to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies performance of such packagings. Containers through inspection and quarantine authorities and obtain performance accreditation certificate of authenticity before for packaged dangerous goods.

Enterprise producing dangerous export goods shall apply to the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies use to identify dangerous goods packagings. Use unidentified or identified substandard containers of dangerous goods, not allowed to export.

7. for export shipments of perishable foods, frozen goods containers, cabin, aircraft, vehicles and other means of delivery, the carrier, packing unit or its agent shall apply for clean, sanitary inspection and quarantine agencies to pre-shipment, refrigeration, Reclast and other fitness inspection. Untested or by unqualified, are not allowed for shipment.

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